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kept

[kept] / kɛpt /
ADJECTIVE
preserved
Synonyms
STRONG
conserved stored
WEAK
put up
Antonyms
WEAK
abandoned broken dishonored forgotten
ADJECTIVE
retained
Synonyms
STRONG
clutched guarded held maintained reserved saved withheld
WEAK
at hand on file watched over
Antonyms
WEAK
abandoned broken dishonored forgotten
ADJECTIVE
observed
Synonyms
STRONG
celebrated commemorated continued followed fulfilled honored obeyed regarded solemnized unbroken
Antonyms
WEAK
abandoned broken dishonored forgotten

Example Sentences

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A knee injury in pre-season ruined his chance of an early impact and then a joint infection kept him out until the final few games.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Shoppers over this decade have been squeezed by higher costs of living, while tariffs and geopolitical tensions over the past year have kept consumers cautious.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Canadian media kept the story alive, because apparently nothing else was happening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

I’m not saying my USB-charged fan kept me from a trip to the medical tent in 2025, but I’m not NOT saying it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Karli kept looking up at Mutti, his eyes filled with tears.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.